Centenary issue on Arab women's movements with the following articles: 'Arab women's movements : late subject of history' by Rosemary Sayigh : 'Preparing the way : early Arab women feminist writers' by Bouthaina Shaaban : 'An intelligent man's guide to modern Arab feminism' by Fawwaz Traboulsi : 'The women's movement in the Maghreb : with emphasis on Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria' by Rabéa Naciri : 'The feminist movement in the Gulf' by Sabika Muhammad al-Najjar : and 'The 'Ngoization' of the Arab women's movements' by Islah Jad. With email interviews about current challenges facing the Arab women's movements and gender-sensitive factfiles with profiles of the Arab league countries.